It all started on April 8 when savvy social media users noticed the one and only Nicki Minaj tweeted and then deleted the number "4." The next day it was "3." The GRAMMY-nominated rapper has been largely silent on social media in 2018, so these cryptic posts lit the social media sphere on fire. Could new music be on the way?
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Today, it appears the answer is yes, Minaj is ready to lay some new tracks on us. She posted what looks like single cover art on her social channels. The first features Minaj in a hooped Victorian-style gown surrounded by a masked cast of characters along with the title "Barbie Tingz."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BarbieTingz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BarbieTingz</a> Thursday 10amPst 1pmEst everywhere. <a href="https://t.co/038z0t9FlN">pic.twitter.com/038z0t9FlN</a></p>— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/983775007854571520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The second post features Minaj in a black and gold-patterned outfit along with the title "Chun Li." Both posts include a release date: Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m. ET.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChunLi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChunLi</a> Thursday 10amPst 1pmEst everywhere. <a href="https://t.co/3KndGsH7S1">pic.twitter.com/3KndGsH7S1</a></p>— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/983775217460768768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Though we won't know for sure until tomorrow, all signs point toward a future with some new signature rhymes from queen Minaj herself to look forward to.
